New Solutions for House Museums Ensuring the Long-Term Preservation of America's Historic Houses

Name: New Solutions for House Museums Ensuring the Long-Term Preservation of America's Historic Houses
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ISBN: 9780759110878

ISBN-10: 0759110875

ISBN-13: 9780759110878

Edition: 2007

Authors: Donna Ann Harris

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A generational shift is occurring at historic house museums as board members and volunteers retire and few young people are taking their place. These landmarks are also plagued by serious deferred maintenance and few have any endowment whatsoever. What will happen to these sites in the next ten years? Harris provides a decision-making methodology as well as a dozen case studies of house museums that have made a successful transition to a new owner or user to assure the continuing preservation of the landmark for generations to come.

Book details

List price: $42.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Publication date: 4/16/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



List of Figures


Acknowledgments



Assessment and Decision Making



Current Trends in Historic House Museums



Is This Your House Museum?



Legal and Ethical Issues



The Decision-Making Process



Making the Transition



Solutions and Case Studies



Eight Solutions Explained



Case Study: Study Houses


Historic New England



Case Study: Reprogram for Mission-Based Use


Nantucket Historical Association



Case Studies: Co-Stewardship Agreements


Historic Adams House


Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust



Case Studies: Asset Transfer and Merger


Margaret Mitchell House and Museum and the Atlanta History Center


Cliveden of the National Trust and Historic Upsala Foundation



Case Study: Long-term Leases


Hazelwood of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission



Case Studies: Short-term Leases


Heritage Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services


Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust



Case Studies: Sale to a Private Owner with Easements


Elfreth's Alley Association


Robert E. Lee Boyhood Home



Case Studies: Sale to a Nonprofit Stewardship Organization


Casa Amesti Foundation


Heurich House Foundation



Case Study: Donation to a Governmental Entity


Adel Historical Society



Conclusion


Bibliography


Index


About the Author